Mercer County

In 2022, the New Jersey State Police received a $10-million state grant to install automated license plate readers on roadways throughout the state. The next year, NJSP received a $3,014,329 grant from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office for its ALPR program.

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The New Jersey State police has 1540 body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 survey from New Jersey Attorney General's Office.

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The New Jersey State Police uses Vigilant Solutions' FaceSearch face recognition software.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative

The New Jersey State Police has a real time crime center and fusion center

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police's Facebook page

The New Jersey State Police uses SoundThinking's Shotspotter gunshot detection system.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police's Facebook page

The Princeton Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

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The Princeton Police Department has four body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 survey from New Jersey Attorney General's Office.

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The Princeton Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Municipality of Princeton

The Trenton Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

The Trenton Police Department has 200 body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 survey from New Jersey Attorney General's Office.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey Attorney General's Office

The Trenton Police Department began using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2009.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Website

The Hamilton Township Police Department - Mercer County has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

The Hamilton Township Police Department has 40 body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 survey from New Jersey Attorney General's Office.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey Attorney General's OfficeTownship of HamiltonNJ.com

The Hightstown Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

The Hightstown Police Department has 16 body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 survey from New Jersey Attorney General's Office.

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The Hopewell Township Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

The Hopewell Police Department has 28 body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 survey from New Jersey Attorney General's Office.

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The Robbinsville Township Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

The Robbinsville Police Department has 40 body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 survey from New Jersey Attorney General's Office.

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The East Windsor Police Department has 30 body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 survey from New Jersey Attorney General's Office.

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The Ewing Police Department has 61 body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 survey from New Jersey Attorney General's Office.

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The Ewing Township Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

The Lawrence Police Department received a 2018 Bureau of Justice Assistance of $112,835 to purchase body-worn cameras and received another $43,910 in 2021 and $249,890.00 in FY23 from the State of Massachusetts.

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The Lawrence Township Police Department has been using drones since 2020.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Lawrence Township Police DepartmentLawrence Police Department Facebook

The Mercer County Prosecutor's Office received $81,520 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 40 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJNew Jersey Office of the Attorney General

The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office received a $396,000 grant from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office in 2023 for automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey Attorney General's Office

The Mercer County Sheriff's Office received $226,218 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 111 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJNew Jersey Office of the Attorney General

The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

The New Jersey Department of Corrections has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

The New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety received $142,660 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purhase 70 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJNew Jersey Office of the Attorney General

The New Jersey Department of Treasury received $61,140 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 30 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJNew Jersey Office of the Attorney General

The New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

The New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife received $116,166 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 57 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJNew Jersey Office of the Attorney General

New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle Commission responds to face recognition requests from courts or law enforcement agencies, including federal agencies and local and state police, and shares access to its photo database with the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles as part of its Interstate Fraud Prevention Initiative to prevent fraud in the Commercial Driver’s License issuing process.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Electronic Frontier FoundationNew Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission

The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

The New Jersey State Human Services Police received $203,800 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 100 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJNew Jersey Office of the Attorney General

The New Jersey State Park Police received $189,534 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 93 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJNew Jersey Office of the Attorney General

The New Jersey State Parole Board received $937,480 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 460 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJNew Jersey Office of the Attorney General

The Pennington Boro Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

The Pennington Police Department has five body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 survey from New Jersey Attorney General's Office.

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The Princeton University Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

The The College of New Jersey Police Department has 20 body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 survey from New Jersey Attorney General's Office.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey Attorney General's OfficeU.S Department of Justice

The West Windsor Police Department operates six DJI drones as of 2019, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegecommunitynews.org

The West Windsor Township Police Department received $195,648 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 96 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJNew Jersey Office of the Attorney General